Age Estimation Scientific Advisory Committee (AESAC) members’ register of interests
Updated 13 August 2024
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Details
This register of interests for BFEG members lists:
- their occupations
- organisations they work for
- the nature of any interests they might have
1. Professor Lucina Hackman (Co Chair)
Occupation: Professor of Forensic Anthropology at the University of Dundee.
Declaration of interests
- member of the Royal Anthropological Institute where she is the chair of the forensic anthropology group, Chartered Forensic Anthropologist
- member of the Society of Biology
2. Mr Stuart Boyd (Co Chair)
Occupation: Lead MRI Radiographer and Service Manager, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
Declaration of interests
None.
3. Dr Sally Andrews
Occupation: Independent Forensic Odontologist.
Declaration of interests
- published articles on the development of third molars with relevance to dental age estimation and the difficulties involved
4. Professor Emeritus Tim Cole
Occupation: Professor Emeritus of Population, Health and Practice, Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London.
Declaration of interests
- published articles on the statistics of forensic age assessment
- received remuneration for providing evidence in age assessment hearings and court cases in England, Scotland, and Australia
5. Dr Tabitha Randell
Occupation: Consultant in Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Nottingham Children’s Hospital; Chair of the British Society for Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes.
Declaration of interests
None.
6. Professor Denise Syndercombe-Court
Occupation: Professor of Forensic Genetics, King’s College London.
Declaration of interests
- published research articles relating to scientific evidence in the estimation of chronological age from blood
7. Dr Allison Ward
Occupation: Consultant Paediatrician (Community Child Health), Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Declaration of interests
None.
8. Mr Liam Way
Occupation: Policy and Practice Improvement Consultant (London Borough of Croydon) and Registered Social Worker
Declarations of interests:
- family member works as an immigration officer involved in the processing of unaccompanied minors
- family member works as a support officer for NHS Kent and Medway, involved in the designation of health care services for unaccompanied minors